Statistics say that Mumbai Indians played in the IPL final five times, and Rohit Sharma’s team won five times. This time, after the first innings in Qualifier 2, that is, after the Mumbai innings, many thought that Hardik Pandya’s team would be in the final. Because Mumbai defended the run by more than 20 runs in the IPL of this year. So with the score of 20+ in the Qualifier 2, many assumed that the Overti of Bumrah would make the difference and maybe the Mumbai Trophy would be ahead again. Although Josh English and Shreyas Ayer poured water in that dream. English innings should not be compared to Shreyas’s innings, but if Josh had not scored 20 runs in the first over of Bumrah, then the 8-12ran tie could have made the difference. Shreyas Ayer won 5 runs off 5 balls and won the team with 5 overs.
When a captain did such a performance, the captain of Mumbai was in Kathgara. Because Hardik scored only 5 runs in the bat. When the rest of the team played at almost everyone at the strike rate, the captain’s strike rate was only 1. And during the bowling, he brought Ashwini Kumar to the 8th over, and the economy rate was good for himself. So if he wanted to bold himself, he could bowl the 5th over.
Hardik Pandia took responsibility for his shoulders after losing the match. He says, ‘The way Shreyas Ayer batted today is unique. He exploited his own opportunities. Good shot played. I thought the 20 runs were not too bad in this field, but I had to bowl well to win this match. It was a big match. Punjab kept themselves cool during pressure, and won the match. So I won’t blame the wicket, if anything had to be done well then it was our bowling. I like to blame on my shoulders, so I might have guided my team better. ‘
What was bowled at the wrong time with Bumrah? If you used Bumrah earlier, what wicket would you get? Hardik says, “Bumrah bowling before it could have been better, and it could have been a little more quick. The bowler like the Bumrah, can make his 5 balls a lot of difference. But unfortunately that didn’t happen today. ‘